Speculation Season

Lance Thomas and the Duke Blue Devils fell to Virginia Commonwealth last night, ruining brackets and making it ok to hang on every word Thomas or his advisors say regarding a potential transfer.

Both you regular blog readers know the Lance Thomas story all too well. The McDonald's All American chose Duke after it became clear Eugene Harvey would not be going to Rutgers - Thomas's other top choice. Then over winter break, he told Harvey that he wished the two of them were still playing together. That comment, and his lack of touches in Durham has started the rumor mill. Thomas would excel in Seton Hall's open style compared to his role at Duke, which mostly involves him setting screens.

If Thomas does leave Duke, Seton Hall and Rutgers are the two nearly-prohibitive favorites as his next destination.

In other speculation news-

Our old friend Tommy Amaker's Michigan Wolverines fell to Florida State last night in the NIT. This closes another unsuccessful campaign since Amaker took his extensive mock turtleneck collection to the Midwest in pursuit of more lucrative pastures (and shafted Seton Hall and his recruits along the way). The Michigan faithful are not happy with Amaker, and he may have coached his last game in Ann Arbor. If the Michigan administration decides it is time for karma to catch up with Tommy, they should make their announcement by early next week. Amaker benefits from yet another heralded recruiting class scheduled to arrive on campus in the fall.